Woman attacked in Wicker Park

Police on Wednesday were searching for a man who attempted to sexually assault a 23-year-old woman in Wicker Park over the weekend.

Around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, the woman was walking in the 1200 block of North Damen Avenue when a man grabbed her and pushed her to the ground, according to a Grand Central Area community alert.

While struggling with the attacker, the woman yelled "Fire," police said. Another person heard the victim's scream and came to help her, pulling the attacker off the woman. The attacker then ran off in an unknown direction, police said.

The attacker was described as a Hispanic man, 5 feet 8 inches to 6 feet tall, weighing 135 to 165 pounds and having black hair styled in a crew cut, officer Alice Casanova said.

He was last seen wearing a black White Sox baseball cap, a blue shirt with "Wrigley Field" written on it, black jeans and black and white gym shoes, police said.

The victim was not able to describe the attacker's face well enough to make a composite sketch, Casanova said.

Detectives did not believe the attack was related to any other assaults in the city, Casanova said, and she added that no one was in police custody for the attack as of Wednesday evening.